The site was reopened before the dawn prayer

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The holy site was reopened shortly before the dawn prayers, according to local residents.

Israeli police shut the compound on Tuesday on claims of an arson attack on an Israeli police station near the site, triggering clashes with angry Palestinians.

Around 16 Palestinians have been injured in the violence, according to Jerusalem’s Religious Endowments Authority, a Jordan-run agency tasked with overseeing the city’s Muslim and Christian sites.

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Israeli police reopen Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem

Israeli police on Wednesday reopened East Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after a one-day closure. The holy site was reopened shortly before the dawn prayers, according to local residents.

Israeli police said its forces had arrested 10 Palestinians, including two minors, for allegedly setting the fire.

Tension has mounted in Jerusalem since last month, when Israeli police briefly sealed the Al-Aqsa compound’s Al-Rahma Gate, located adjacent to the eastern wall of the Old City, sparking angry Palestinian demonstrations.

In the weeks since, the Israeli authorities have banned scores of Palestinians -- including religious officials -- from entering the Al-Aqsa, which for Muslims represents the world’s third holiest site.

Israel occupied East Jerusalem, in which the Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. It annexed the entire city in 1980 in a move never recognized by the international community.

Turkey slams Israeli PM Netanyahu over his remarks on Erdoğan

Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalın on Monday lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a tweet in which he attacked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.“After making racist remarks towards Arabs and Muslims, @netanyahu attacks President Erdoğan for exposing him. The apartheid state he leads occupies Palestinian lands, kills women & children & imprisons Palestinians in their own land. Lies and pressure will not hide your crimes” Kalın said in a Twitter post on Wednesday.Kalın’s remarks came after Israeli PM attacked Turkish President by calling him as a dictator on a social media platform on Tuesday.On March 12, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is "a nation state not of all its citizens but only of the Jewish people".